1987 [60fps] The Ninja Warriors 2Players ALL

ニンジャウォーリアーズ / The Ninja Warriors (Japan)　Taito 1987　2P Co-op ALL　Player スペシャルマン＆DQN　収録Ver Emeraldmame32jk　1P:スペシャルマン 2P:DQN

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ニンジャウォーリアーズ

発売年：1988.02
開発／発売元：タイトー
ジャンル：格闘アクション
コントローラ：8方向レバー+2ボタン
システムボード：専用基板
CPU構成[68000 (2), Z80]　音源チップ[YM2610, Custom]

3画面モニターを採用した忍者アクションゲーム。ゲーム内容に大きなひねりこそないが、画面サイズを生かした巨大な戦車が登場したり、BGMに三味線を採用するなどなかなかの力作。エンディングは涙なくして語れない。

ストーリー:
1993年――かつて栄華を誇ったこの大国は危機に直面していた。魔王"バングラー"の邪悪な魔力による独裁政治によって、人々は意識を洗脳され、社会が荒廃してきた。革命派のリーダーである"マルク"は、バングラーを暗殺すべく2体の殺人マシーン、"NINJA"と"KUNOICHI"を完成させた･･････。
[出典：ニンジャウォーリアーズ 業務用販促チラシ（タイトー）]

The Ninja Warriors (c) 1987 Taito.

Two ninjas fight an entire army to destroy an evil dictator in this horizontal action game, which features physical damage on our heroes

TECHNICAL -

Board Number : M4300086H
Prom Stickers : B31

Main CPU : (2x) 68000 (ID : K1100325A, K1100312A) (@ 8 Mhz)
Sound CPU : Z80 (ID : K1100313A) (@ 4 Mhz)
Sound Chips : YM2610 (@ 8 Mhz), (4x) Volume (@ 8 Mhz)

Control : 8-way joystick
Buttons : 2 (DAGGER, SHURIKEN)

TRIVIA -

Released in February 1988 in Japan (even if the title screen says 1987).

Licensed by Romstar for US distribution.

The strange resolution of this game was due to the original cabinet which had a wide screen made out of three monitors.

Banglar, the main enemy who looks like Yoda from the star wars films makes a cameo appearance in "Aqua Jack" 2 years after appearing in The Ninja Warriors.

Pony Canyon / Scitron released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game (The Ninja Warriors : G.S.M. Taito 1 - D28B0001) on 21/06/1988.
Pony Canyon / Scitron released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game (The Ninja Warriors - Famous Recording Series - PCCB-00074) on 21/10/1991.
Pony Canyon / Scitron released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game (The Ninja Warriors - Complete Album - PCCB-00116) on 19/03/1993.

SERIES -

1. The Ninja Warriors (1988)
2. The Ninja Warriors Again (1994, Nintendo Super Famicom)

STAFF -

Produced by : Yojiro Suekado
Directed by : Masaki Ogata
Written by : Onijust
Executive producer : Hisao Yunoki
Director of software : Daisuke Sasaki
Programmers : Yoshihisa Nagata, Yuji Iwasaki, Yoshiyuki Watabe, Masaki Ogata, Daisuke Sasaki
Production designer : Yukiwo Ishikawa
Character designers : Masami Kikuchi, Yoshihiro Wakita, Toshiyuki Nishimura, Taira Sanuki, Shinobu Iwabuchi, Sachiko Yamana, Junji Yarita, Kohzoh Igarashi, Tetsuro Kitagawa, Yukiwo Ishikawa
Assistant character designers : Visual Arts Produtcion, Animation 20, Space Creative
Supervising editor : Tetsuro Kitagawa
Editors : Masami Kikuchi, Yukiwo Ishikawa
Costume designer : Hiroshi Wagatsuma
Hardware designer : Toshiyuki Sanada
Assistant hardware engineer : Satoru Shimomura
Music composed and directed by (Zuntata) : Hisayoshi Ogura
Assistant sound programmer (Zuntata) : Naoto Yagista
Sound editor (Zuntata) : Yasuhisa Watanabe
Sound hardware designer : Tsukasa Nakamura
Publicity supervisor : Hisayoshi Nakane
Game designed by : Onijust

SOURCES -

Game's rom.
Machine's picture.